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The Art of Writing A Legal Research Paper | Shrutanjaya Bhardwaj | Ep. 1 | Letter of Law |

Letter of Law has started a new series called 'The Art of Writing A Legal Research Paper'. Through this series, I aim to interact with some of my favourite academic writers and learn their philosophy behind writing research papers. In the first episode of this new series, I am delighted to host the ever-brilliant Shrutanjaya Bhardwaj! Over the years, I have really enjoyed reading Shrutanjaya's articles and it was truly a wonderful experience to interview him on his writing and researching process. We spoke about a variety of matters such as choosing a topic, structuring a paper, writing styles, managing litigation with academia, getting a paper published, and so much more. Shrutanjaya has some terrific insights and I am sure the viewers will derive great value from it. In a world where fifteen second reels are the norm, we recorded an episode of over an hour. This helped us deep-dive into a lot of areas and produce a video that might comprehensively help anyone wishing to learn more about legal academic writing. All thanks to Shrutanjaya for being a patient listener and an absolutely wonderful guest. Hope you enjoy listening to the episode! Follow Letter of Law: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LetterOfLaw [https://www.youtube.com/c/LetterOfLaw] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letteroflaw/ [https://www.instagram.com/letteroflaw/%C2%A0] Follow Shrutanjaya Bhardwaj: LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/shrutanjaya Twitter: https://twitter.com/shrutanjaya4 [https://twitter.com/shrutanjaya4] Follow Sarthak Bhardwaj: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarthakBhardwj [https://twitter.com/SarthakBhardwj] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarthakbhardwaj_20/ [https://www.instagram.com/sarthakbhardwaj_20/] Thank you!

Life Of A Litigation Lawyer | Ft. Dr. Amit George | Letter of Law Interviews | Ep. 18 |

In the 18th episode of Letter of Law Interviews, I am absolutely delighted to host Dr. Amit George. In this freewheeling conversation, Amit sir talks about his career as a litigation lawyer. He shares his thoughts on what is the right time for a lawyer to go independent, relevance of an LL.M or Ph.D in litigation, the right forum to start one's career, academic writing, and so much more. In addition, Amit sir also talks about his time in law school, experience of being a law-clerk at the Delhi High Court, pursuing an LL.M and Ph.D, and books. I have had the great opportunity of watching Amit sir argue in court on several occasions and have gained tremendously from his style of advocacy.   It was indeed a pleasure to be in conversation with Amit sir, someone I really look up to, for the new episode of Letter of Law Interviews. Thank you so much Amit sir for taking the time out and speaking with me. Tune in for an incredible conversation! Follow Letter of Law: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LetterOfLaw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letteroflaw/ Dr. Amit George: LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/amit-george-67260b103 Sarthak Bhardwaj: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarthakBhardwj Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarthakbhardwaj_20/

Working Abroad As An Indian Trained Lawyer | Almitra Gupta | Letter of Law Interviews | Ep. 17 |

In the 17th episode of Letter of Law Interviews, I am delighted to speak with Ms. Almitra Gupta! We discuss Almitra ma'am's experience of working with top law firms in India and obtaining LL.M degrees from Kings College and University of Pennsylvania. Almitra ma'am also speaks about her journey of working with Linklaters and being a capital markets associate in London. Additionally, ma'am also shares her experience of being admitted to the New York Bar and shares advice for students on how to approach the Bar exams in USA. I thoroughly enjoyed being in conversation with Almitra ma'am and got to learn so much. Tune in for an incredible conversation! Time Stamps:  Introduction: 00:00  Ms. Almitra introduces herself: 01:30  Working at Indian law firms: 06:22 LL.M after being a corp. lawyer: 12:09  LL.M from Kings: 14:42  LL.M from Pennsylvania: 17:00 Managing finances for LL.M: 19:32  Jobs after LL.M: 24:12  General v. Specialised LL.M: 32:55  Working with Linklaters: 36:00  Working in London: 42:12  Difference in work culture:  44:00  work-life balance: 44:27  New York Bar: 49:52 Conclusion: 54:56 Follow Letter of Law: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letteroflaw/ Almitra Gupta: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/almitra-gupta/ Sarthak Bhardwaj: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarthakBhardwj Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarthakbhardwaj_20/ Thanks a lot!

LL.M from Yale, Inlaks Scholarship, and Academic Writing | Ft. Aradhya Sethia | Ep. 16 |

In the 16th episode of Letter of Law Interviews, I am delighted to host Aradhya Sethia. Aradhya graduated from NLS, Bangalore and went on to obtain his LL.M degree from Yale as an Inlaks Scholar. He did his M.Phil from Oxford and is currently a Ph.D candidate at Cambridge. In this episode, I speak to Aradhya about his experience in law school, the Inlaks Scholarship, the experience of studying at all top-universities around the world, academic writing, books, and a whole lot more. Tune in for an incredible conversation! Three cheers to Aradhya for being an absolutely wonderful guest. I had so much fun while talking with him and got to learn a lot. I hope that the video adds value to all the viewers. Happy watching! Time stamps:   Introduction: 00:00  Aradhya introduces himself: 01:16 Time in NLS: 02:24 On writing: 03:24 When to apply for LL.M: 06:33 Do not rush: 08:55 Working before LLM?: 12:10 Yale, LLM: 15:49  Admissions to Oxford, Cambridge, Yale: 17:47 On SOP's: 20:04  Tyranny of merit: 22:18 Publications: 23:23 International v. national journals: 25:41  Blogs or papers: 27:56 Inlaks Scholarship: 31:32  Law school matters?: 38:13 LLM without funding:  Yale, Oxford, or Cambridge?: 44:11 What comes next?: 46:44 Books & Podcasts: 48:10  Constitutional Law Books: 50:56 Don't worry!: 52:10 Follow Letter of Law: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letteroflaw/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn6a7B3IKppLV8aPQ5VVvmw Aradhya Sethia: Twitter: https://twitter.com/sethiaaradhya SSRN Page: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/results.cfm Sarthak Bhardwaj: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarthakBhardwj Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarthakbhardwaj_20/

Legal Journalism in India | Ft. Apurva Vishwanath | Letter of Law Interviews: Ep 13 |

In the 13th episode of Letter of Law Interviews, I am delighted to host Apurva Vishwanath! Apurva, a graduate of RMLNLU, Lucknow, is the Assistant Editor with The Indian Express and has formerly worked with Live Mint and The Print. In this episode, I speak to Apurva about her law school journey and her decision to pursue legal journalism. We also discuss several important issues like the shift in how legal news is reported, live-tweeting, reporting of frivolous PIL's and so on. Apurva also gives actionable advice to students on how to become a legal journalist, the required skills for the profession and a whole lot more! It was a privilege to have Apurva on Letter of Law and I truly enjoyed being in conversation with her. I hope you enjoy listening to the episode! Letter of Law on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn6a7B3IKppLV8aPQ5VVvmw Follow Letter of Law: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letteroflaw/ [https://www.instagram.com/letteroflaw/] Apurva Vishwanath can be reached at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/apurva_hv [https://twitter.com/apurva_hv] LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/apurva-vishwanath-964ba91b2 [https://in.linkedin.com/in/apurva-vishwanath-964ba91b2] Sarthak Bhardwaj can be reached at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarthakk_20 [https://twitter.com/sarthakk_20%C2%A0] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarthakbhardwaj_20/ [https://www.instagram.com/sarthakbhardwaj_20/%C2%A0] Thank you!